We have 2 vegetable gardens, 1 herb garden, and numerous flower gardens. We spend many hours hoeing and mulching before we leave on tour then a neighbor girl spends about 1 hour a week spraying, fertilizing, and doing minimal weeding. As soon as we get back from our tour, we have work party to hoe and pull weeds. The work crew at home is usually me (Becky) and whoever is able to help (mostly Denver, Taylor, Elizabeth, Hudson, & Rebecca). Our main reasons for growing vegetables are 1. To have daily access to fresh food 2. Because we love growing things 3. It is more economical. We grow a large variety of vegetables including potatoes, sweet potatoes, cucumbers, tomatoes, okra, onions, and peppers.